Explain with the help of diagram why a perfectly firm may experience loss or positive economic profit in the short-run but zero economic profit in the long-run.
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Explain with the help of diagram why a perfectly firm may experience loss or positive economic profit in the short-run but zero economic profit in the long-run.
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- According to the accompanying table, what quantity of output should the firm produce? Explain your answer.Using the figure above, what is profit/loss for the firm?The table shows some cost data for Frank's Fortune Cookies which operates in a perfectly competitive market. At a market price of $42.83 a batch, what quantity does Frank's produce and what is the firm's economic profit in the short run? When the market price is $42.83 a batch, Frank produces batches of cookies. When Frank produces 6 batches of cookies, Frank's economic profit is $ Total Average Average product (batches fixed cost variable Average cost total cost Marginal cost per day) (dollars per batch) 1 77.00 45.00 122.00 31.00 2 38.50 38.00 76.50 23.01 3 25.67 33.00 58.67 20.99 4 19.25 30.00 49.25 26.00 5 15.40 29.20 44.60 33.98 6 12.83 30.00 42.83 51.02 7 11.00 33.00 44.00 77.04 8 9.63 38.50 48.13
- Please answer all parts: How does fixed cost affect marginal cost? Do fixed costs affect perfectly competitive firm’s output decisions in the short run? Briefly explain your answer. Are there fixed costs in the long run? Do fixed costs affect perfectly competitive firm’s output decisions in the long run? Explain your answers briefly.Suppose Larry runs a small business that manufactures shirts. Assume that the market for shirts is a price-taker market, and the market price is $10 per shirt. The following graph shows Larry's total cost curve. Use the blue points (circle symbol) to plot total revenue and the green points (triangle symbol) to plot profit for the first seven shirts that Larry produces, including zero shirts. 125 100 TOTAL COST AND REVENUE (Dollars) 25 ☐ Total Cost ☐ -50 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 QUANTITY (Shirts) Total Revenue A Profit (?) Calculate Larry's marginal revenue and marginal cost for the first seven shirts he produces and plot them on the following graph. Use the blue points (circle symbol) to plot marginal revenue and the orange points (square symbol) to plot marginal cost. 25 2 COSTS AND REVENUE (Dollars per shirt) 0 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 QUANTITY (Shirts) Marginal Revenue Marginal Cost Larry's profit is maximized when he produces is shirts. When he does this, the marginal cost of the previous shirt he…Using the following graph of the cost curves for a firm. Complete the statement below. yice MC AC AVC 15 AFC Qutity Which best describes the firms short run capacity? MC = AFC MC = AVC AVC = ATC AVC = AFC MC = AC Using the following graph of the cost curves for a firm. Complete the statement below. yice MC AC AVC 15 10 AFC Qurtity Which price would best describe the firm is making an economic profit? 15 10 8 5 Using the following graph of the cost curves for a firm. Complete the statement below. yice AC AVC 15 10 5 AFC Qurtity Which price would best describe the break even point for this firm? O 15 12.5 10 16 Using the following graph of the cost curves for a firm. Complete the statement below. yice MC AC AVC 15 10 AFC Quantity Which price would best describe the shut down condition for this firm? 15 12.5 16 10 10 5 5
- Lisette owns a bakery. If she expands the size of her bakery but her average total cost of producing bread remains unchanged in the long run, what is Lisette experiencing?What two lines determine whether a firm is making positive or negative or zero profits?Using the graph attached, calculate the firm's profits at the profit maximizing output.
- (1) Use the graph to answer the question below. The quantity is measured in thousands of units. What will this firm decide to do in the long run? A-It will stay in the market because the price is above its AVC at its profit-maximizing output. B-It will leave the market because the price is below its ATC at its profit-maximizing output. C-It will increase its price to point B to earn normal profit. D-It will increase its output until its profit-maximizing output level is equal to B. E-Insufficient data to determine. (2) A dairy farmer is operating in a perfectly competitive market. The market price for milk is between the farmer's average variable cost and average total cost at the profit-maximizing level of output. What will the farmer do? A-Produce more milk. B-Produce less milk. C-Shut down in the short run. D-Operate in the short run and leave the industry in the long run. E-Insufficient information to determine (3) A firm operating in a perfectly competitive market cannot…How would you draw a firm graph from a perfectly competitive constant cost market in the short run where there are economic losses.2, The condition for profit maximization in the short run is to equate short-run marginal cost with short-run marginal revenue (assuming something is produced) How does this lead the firm to produce a given level of output? Briefly for managerial economics class